Fill in the gaps with a verb from the box in the past simple, past perfect simple or past perfect continuous tense. Use each verb once.
be buy phone decide develop discuss feel like make run start stay take visit wait
1 the lecture _______ by the time they got there.
2 in the supermarket he _________ home to make her birthday cake.
3 holly did very well in her exam, which was a shock because she ___________ (never) an exam before.
4 they went on a big tour of Britain. first they _______ in London for a few days. then they ______ cambridge, york, and edinburgh, and then bath. they ______ to Bath before, but they _____ it so much that they ______ to go back again
5 scientists announced the launch of the new drug last week. they_______ it for five years.
6 by the time I got to the meeting they _______ (already) the important issues and they _____ the big decisions without me. i _____ from and my mobile to tell them the train was late and i annoyed that they _______ (not) for me 7 i looked terrible when i saw Joe last night because i ______ for over an hour and i was exhausted
1 had started
2 bought
3 had never taken
4 stayed - visited - had been - had liked - had decided
5 had been developing
6 had already discussed - had made - had phoned - felt - hadn't waited
7 had been running
Complete the Learn this! box with the tenses below. Then underline an example of each of the rules (a-d) in the text in exercise 2.
past continuous past perfect past simple
LEARN THIS! Past tenses. a. We use the 1_____________ for a sequence of events that happened one after another. In 1989, my parents met, fell in love and got married. b. We use the 2_____________to describe a scene in the past. The events were in progress at the same time. It was raining and people were rushing home from work. c. We use the 3_____________for a single event that interrupted a longer event in the past. We use the 4_____________for the longer event. My parents got engaged while they were living in Wales. d. We use the 5_____________for an event that happened before another event in the past. He had started a business before he left school. |
1 past simple
2 past continuous
3 past simple - past continuous
4 past perfect
2. Read the Learn this! box. Match sentences 1 - 6 from the extract in exercise 1 with rules a - c.
LEARN THIS! Contrast, past simple and past continuous
a. We use the past simple for a sequence of events in the past. The events happened one after another. (Chúng ta dùng thì quá khứ đơn cho một chuỗi sự kiện trong quá khứ. Sự việc này xảy ra rồi đến sự việc khác.)
We had lunch. Then we put on our coats and left. (Chúng tôi đã dùng bữa trưa. Sau đó chúng tôi khoác áo và rời đi.)
b. We use the past continuous to describe a scene in the past. The events were in progress at the same time. (Chúng ta dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn để mô tả một cảnh trong quá khứ. Những cảnh này đang diễn ra cùng một lúc.)
It was raining. People were wearing raincoats and carrying umbrellas. (Trời đang mưa. Mọi người thì đang mặc áo mưa và mang dù.)
c. We use the past simple and the past continuous together for a single event that interrupted a longer event in the past.
(Chúng ta dùng quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn cùng với nhau cho một hành động cắt ngang hành động dài hơn trong quá khứ.)
As I was getting dressed (longer event), my friend phoned (interruption). (Khi tôi đang mặc đồ (hành động dài), thì bạn tôi gọi (hành động xen ngang).)
1.b
2.b
3.a
4.a
5.c
6.a
Find all the examples of the past simple and the present perfect in the article. Complete the rules in the Learn this! box below with present perfect or past simple. Then underline an example of each rule in the article.
LEARN THIS! Present perfect and past simple
a. We use 1___________ to talk about a specific occasion in the past.
b. We use 2___________ to talk about a specific period of time that is still continuing.
c. We use 3___________ to say how long a situation has existed, often with for, since, or how long.
d. We use 4___________to talk about an event that has a strong connection with the present, often with just, already, or yet.
e. We use 5___________to talk about an experience at an unspecified time in the past, often with ever or never.
a. past simple
b. present perfect
c. present perfect
d. present perfect
e. present perfect
1 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 .When it _______________________ (stop) raining, we _______________________ (go out) and _______________________ (put) the kayak in the water.
2. While I _______________________ (wait) at the bus stop, I _______________________ (see) an accident.
3 .Suddenly, the man _______________________ (take) the purse from the woman’s handbag and _______________________ (run off).
4 .At 5 p.m. yesterday, I _______________________ (read) a book about Captain Cook and my sister _______________________ (watch) a film about the explorer Robert Falcon Scott.
5. I _______________________ (relax) in the sun when a cloud _______________________ (appear) in the sky.
6. When the sailor _______________________ (open) the box, he _______________________ (find) an old map inside.
7. While everyone _______________________ (argue), I _______________________ (realise) it was a good time to go.
8. As I _______________________ (leave) the party, I finally _______________________ (remember) the man’s name.
9. The man _______________________ (wear) a raincoat and _______________________ (carry) a big suitcase.
10. The girl _______________________ (run) through the forest when she _______________________ (slip) over.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letter of each word has been given.
1 It was a bright day in July, but inside the Son Doong C_ _ _ it was very dark and cold.
2 It's a s_ _ _ _ climb to the top of Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands, but the view is worth it.
3 Angel Falls, on the Guaja River in Venezuela, is the highest w_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the world.
4 During the day, the temperature in the Sahara d_ _ _ _ _ can reach 50°C, but at night it sometimes falls to below 0°C.
5 The beautiful White C_ _ _ _s of Dover are very high and it’s dangerous to walk too close to the edge.
6 The edges of Lake Como in Italy are s_ _ _ _ _ _ , but it’s quite deep in the middle.
7 Over 1,500 people lost their lives in the early morning of 15 April 1912 when the Titanic sank in the i_ _ waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.
8 You can collect seashells from the s_ _ _ _ in the Maldives, but you can’t take coral pieces.
choose the words in the box to complete the sentences using past simple tense.
| teach ; cook ; want ; spend ; ring |
| be ; sleep ; study ; go ; write |
1. She ___________ out with her boyfriend last night.
2. Laura ___________ a meal yesterday afternoon.
3. Mozart ___________ more than 600 pieces of music.
4. I ___________ tired when I came home.
5. The bed was very comfortable so they ___________ very well.
6. Jamie passed the exam because he ___________ very hard.
7. My father ___________ the teenagers to drive when he was alive.
8. Dave ___________ to make a fire but there was no wood.
9. The little boy ___________ hours in his room making his toys.
10. The telephone ___________ several times and then stopped before I could answer it.
giúp mk vs nhanh lên mình đang bận
1 . She went out with her boyfriend last night.
2 . Laura cooked a meal yesterday afternoon.
3 . Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music.
4 . I was tired when I came home.
5 . The bed was very comfortable so they slept very well.
6 .Jamie passed the exam because he studied very hard.
7 .My father taught the teenagers to drive when he was alive.
8 .Dave wanted to make a fire but there was no wood.
9 .The little boy spended hours in his room making his toys.
10 .The telephone rang several times and then stopped before I could answer it.
1.went
2.cooked
3.wrote
4.was
5.slept
6.stdied
7.taught
8.wanted
9.spended
10.rang
With a partner, write sentences about yourself in the past simple and the present perfect. Use the words from the box below. (Cùng với một người bạn, viết những câu về chính bạn ở thì quá khứ đơn và hiện tại hoàn thành. Sử dụng các từ trong bảng dưới đây.)
last December
three times
five years ago
last spring
when I was a child
never
already
ever
before
so far
one hour ago
yesterday
once
yet
in 2011
Write the sentences from the words and phrases given. Use the past simple or past continuous.
1. while/ sister/ do/ the washing up/ she/ break/ a glass.
2. your teacher/ ring/ while/ you have/ a bath.
3. when/ I/ see/ her/ she/ buy/ food/ for the party.
4. while/ my mother/ shop/ she/ meet/ an old friend
5. Huy/ park/ his car/ when/ he/ have/ an accident
6. what/ you/ read/ when/ I/ come/ into/ the room?
7. while/ I/ chop/ the onions/ I/ cut/ my finger.
Write the sentences from the words and phrases given. Use the past simple or past continuous.
1. while my sister was doing the washing up, she broke a glass.
2. your teacher rang while you were having a bath.
3. when I saw her,she was buying food for the party.
4. while my mother was doing shopping, she met an old friend
5. Huy was parking his car when he had an accident
6. what were you reading when/ I/ came/ into the room?
7. while/ I/ was choping the onions/ I/ cut/ my finger.
Write the sentences from the words and phrases given. Use the past simple or past continuous.
1. While my sister was doing the washing up, she broke a glass.
2. Your teacher rang while you were having a bath.
3. When I saw her,she was buying food for the party.
4. While my mother was doing shopping, she met an old friend
5. Huy was parking his car when he had an accident
6. What did you read when I came into the room?
7. While I was choping the onions, I cut my finger.
We use (xài) an adjective (tính từ) to describe (để tả) nouns (danh từ).
We use (xài) adverbs (trợ động từ) to talk more (để nói thêm) about (về) verbs (động từ).
We often (thường) form (tạo) an adverb (trợ động từ) by (bằng cách) adding (thêm) -ly to (vào) an adjective (tính từ).
